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Written Answers — Domestic Violence: Domestic Violence (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 to 391, inclusive, together. The Domestic Violence Acts 1996 and 2002 provide for the protection of any spouse and any children or other dependent persons, and of persons in other domestic relationships, whose safety or welfare requires it because of the conduct of another person in the domestic relationship concerned. I have no proposals to extend the...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Responsibility for maintenance of the roads in such circumstances would be a matter for the local authorities. As far as my Department has been able to ascertain in the time available, the transportation in question was not purchased by my Department but appears to have been donated to the Department of Defence and has since been written off.

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I refer to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 502 on Tuesday 22 November 2005. No new asylum application was received by the office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner from the person concerned by close of business on Thursday 1 December 2005. Accordingly, I have informed the Garda National Immigration Bureau to proceed with his deportation on foot of his original deportation order....

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, who are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of Ballymun Garda station as at 1 December 2005 was 64, including all ranks. I have been further informed that for security and operational reasons it is not Garda policy to disclose the number of personnel on duty in any given area over...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: The applications in question were refused by my Department in September, 2004. An appeal was submitted and the decision was upheld on 13 October, 2004. The level of income in this case demonstrated that the individual in question may not be in a position to support the family so as to enable them to live in the State without recourse to public funds or resources. Therefore, my Department was...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 395. When assessing applications of this type, the visa officer will consider among other factors, whether the level of salary of the worker would come within the ambit of qualifying for payment from public funds. In this regard, the criteria set by the Department of Social and Family Affairs for eligibility for family income supplement, FIS,...

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that they are not aware of any plans to close Hospital Garda station, Hospital, County Limerick.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Applications for certificates of naturalisation from the persons referred to by the Deputy were received in the citizenship section of my Department on 30 December 2003. A fourth application was also received at the same time from the spouse of one of the persons concerned. I have been informed that processing of the four applications is nearing completion and that the files will be submitted...

Written Answers — Medical Records: Medical Records (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed that there is no record of any request from this individual for the information specified being received by the appropriate authorities. If a request were to be received, with appropriate consent given that this information consists of confidential medical data, every effort will be made to respond to the request without delay.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact the Deputy directly concerning the issues raised regarding the folios in question.

Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have requested the Land Registry to contact the Deputy directly concerning the current position of the application in question. I understand that, in circumstances where the completion of an application in a particular case is urgent, the Land Registry will make every reasonable effort to facilitate such requests on receipt of a written explanation as to the reason underlying the urgency.

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I regret that it has not been possible in the time available to obtain the information requested by the Deputy. I will be in contact with him in relation to this matter when it becomes available.

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that local Garda management is aware of the concerns of the community about crime and anti-social behaviour in the Killinarden estate and its environs. I am further informed that members from the community policing unit are assigned to the area and carry out routine...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I refer the Deputy to my Department's detailed correspondence with him dated 3 June 2005. This correspondence stated that it was necessary to refuse the application on grounds of insufficient finances, potential cost to public funds and potential impact on public resources. As stated in this correspondence, the applicant was entitled to submit the appeal within two months of the decision date...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned arrived in the State on 24 September 2004 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and on appeal by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. She was informed by letter dated 20 April 2005 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her and...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities, which are responsible for the detailed allocation of resources, including personnel, that the personnel strength of each Garda station in Cork city and county as at 31 December in each year since 1997 and as at 18 November 2005 was as set out in the following table. Station 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 18/11/05 Pop. Anglesea Street 186...

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: This Bill was initiated in the Seanad in December 2003 and completed all Stages in June 2004. Report and Final Stages in the Dáil were completed on 30 November 2005. Two amendments were made by the Dáil in its course of considering the Bill. Amendment No. 1 resulted in a new section 2 being added to the Bill. This was a Labour Party amendment which I accepted on Report Stage in the Dáil....

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: Amendment No. 2 relates to section 8(4) as passed by the Seanad. Section 8 deals with situations where the sentencing state requests the Irish authority to arrange for the provisional arrest of a sentenced person, pending submission by it of a formal request. Such a possibility also exists under our extradition law. Section 8 provides that the High Court can grant an application for...

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I thank Senators for their kind remarks and for all the work undertaken in considering this Bill at great length before it went to Dáil Éireann. The House will note from the few amendments that were made in the Dáil that the general view in the Lower House was that all the valuable work had been done in this Chamber. Therefore, I wish to thank Senators for having done that work with me....

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (6 Dec 2005)

Michael McDowell: I have received categorical, unambiguous and absolute assurances from the diplomatic representative of the United States in Ireland that at no time — in the past, present or future — will the United States ever seek to bring a person in custody through Ireland, using any Irish airport, in contravention of our law. These are categorical and unambiguous assurances which I have received and...